Spring-barrel arrangement for a timepiece
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- LANGE UHREN
- Publication Date
- 2005-11-10
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a spring-barrel arrangement for a timepiece, including a fixed plate-like component which has a circular cutout in which a spring barrel is rotatably mounted by its corresponding circular outer contour, a barrel core which is rotatable coaxially in relation to the spring barrel, a helical tension spring having an inner end connected to the barrel core and an outer end connected to the spring barrel, a crown wheel having a toothed ring being fixed to the spring barrel, and a first wheel of a wheel train of the timepiece being fixed to the barrel core.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] In a known spring-barrel arrangement, an annular spring barrel is mounted in a cup-shaped depression of a plate-like component. A crown wheel, which is fixed to the annular spring barrel, projects into a large step of the depression. An annular part is connected to the plate-like component ...